He graduated from Auburndale High School class of 1954, graduated in 1958 from Florida Southern College with a Bachelor of Science degree and also graduated in 1968 from the University of South Florida with a Master of Arts.

Tom was a teacher at Auburndale Elementary, a math teacher at Auburndale Junior High, a guidance counselor for Auburndale Junior High and Bartow Junior High and then became the principal of Lewis Elementary for three years and retired after 10 years as principal at Bartow Elementary.

After retirement Tom spent 25 years as a gentleman farmer and cowboy. Tom was a member, deacon and longtime Sunday school teacher at Green Pond Baptist Church in Polk City.

Tom loved his family and loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Henry Herbert Meeks.

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